Liver Transplant when done for the right reasons, at the right time and by the right people can be a BOON OF LIFE, however most of the patients are unprepared
Author: Dr Jyotsna Verma
Dr Jyotsna Verma worked with the pioneers of this field when Liver Transplant in India was in its developing stage and has been an invaluable asset in the development of Liver Transplant in India with Dr. A. S. Soin and Dr. Subash Gupta. Her experience is unmatched in India in the volume of work she has done for patients and donors undergoing liver transplant operations as well as counselling them and their families.
She has also been trained at Kings College Hospital, London under the guidance of Dr. Nigel Heaton, Dr. M. Rela and Dr. John O' Grady in Cadaver Organ Donation and has passion to create awareness about Organ Donation in India to save many more lives with organ failure.
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Where does liver come from?Liver is obtained from a Decease donor or Live Related donor. Cadaver Donor This takes place from liver obtained from patients who are brain dead. (They